Tens of thousands of motorcyclists have begun their descent on Lake George Village as Americade 2025 is officially underway.

George Wanlass was drawn to works that many overlooked. “It boggles my mind that nobody fully appreciated it yet,” Wanlass said of the American art he was buying.

Wednesday was the first full day of Americade in Lake George, the annual motorcycle festival that draws tens of thousands of riders to the area every year.